Power Electronics Engineer - CA, San Jose, Rio Robles, United States
$100,266 - $137,892 USD yearly
Originally posted 22 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
As a Power Electronics Engineer on the ADI Power uModule Team, you will characterize and qualify DC-DC converters, power modules, and semiconductor devices through hands-on laboratory testing. The position combines product measurements, test-hardware integration, troubleshooting, data review, and safe laboratory operation.
What you'll do
- Test DC-DC converters, power modules, and semiconductor devices using power supplies, electronic loads, oscilloscopes, current probes, and temperature measurements. - Interpret switching waveforms, voltage and current behavior, efficiency, transient response, regulation, and temperature to identify product, measurement, or setup issues. - Select measurement methods and adapt fixtures, wiring, sensing, and instrumentation for new product requirements. - Run electrical and thermal derating and automated power-cycling tests, verify conditions, monitor tests, investigate anomalies, and document results. - Assemble or modify test hardware and troubleshoot product behavior and test setups during late-stage bring-up.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field. - Knowledge of switching converters, electrical measurements, transient behavior, and thermal performance. - Hands-on experience with power-electronics hardware and instruments such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies, electronic loads, probes, sensors, or data acquisition equipment. - Ability to read schematics, assemble or modify test hardware, interpret measurements, and troubleshoot product behavior and test setups during late-stage bring-up. - Ability to analyze results, document findings, and communicate clearly.
Nice to have
- Experience testing power semiconductor devices, DC-DC converters, power modules, or uModule products. - Experience monitoring extended automated characterization or qualification tests. - Familiarity with Allegro, Altium Designer, or similar PCB tools for new or modified test hardware. - Experience designing test fixtures, wiring harnesses, or custom hardware interfaces. - Familiarity with automated test equipment and data acquisition systems. - Knowledge of thermal management, environmental testing, or reliability laboratory practices.
Skills: DC-DC converters, power modules, characterization, oscilloscopes, thermal derating
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 61-day median for Power Electronics roles.
Power Electronics · Power Conversion
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Open roles in category
50
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Median days open
61 d
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Median salary
$185k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Analog Devices | All employers we track in this specialty (50 roles · 21 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 1 | 50 |
| Open roles in the wider Analog & Mixed-Signal family | 95 | 1443 · 108 employers |
| Median days open | 0 d | 61 d (−61 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $185k |
Skills observed across this category: DC-DC converters, power modules, characterization, oscilloscopes, thermal derating
Who's hiring in this category
- Infineon Technologies · 12 open roles · median 30 d
- Power Integrations · 5 open roles · median 48 d
- Renesas Electronics · 5 open roles · median 42 d
- onsemi · 4 open roles · median 103 d
- Keysight Technologies · 3 open roles · median 69 d
- Eridu AI · 2 open roles · median 45 d
How we counted: 50 open Power Electronics (Power Conversion) roles from 21 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 22 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Analog & Mixed-Signal family row. Figures refresh nightly.